Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Tsuruda, Kaitlyn"

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    • Automated volumetric analysis of mammographic density in a screening setting: Worse outcomes for women with dense breasts 

      Moshina, Nataliia; Sebuødegård, Sofie; Lee, Christoph I.; Akslen, Lars A.; Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Elmore, Joann G.; Hofvind, Solveig (Radiology;Volume: 258, Issue: 2,, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-24)
      Purpose: To describe screening outcomes from BreastScreen Norway stratified by volumetric breast density (VBD). Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included data from 107 949 women aged 50–69 years (mean age ...

    • Detection and significance of small and low proliferation breast cancer 

      Hofvind, Solveig; Knutsvik, Gøril; Holen, Åsne Sørlien; Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Akslen, Lars Andreas (Journal of Medical Screening;Volume: 29, issue: 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-22)
      Objectives: To determine the frequency and discuss possible implications of early breast cancer with particularly good prognosis and defined by tumor diameter and cell proliferation. Setting: Detection of small and ...

    • Lower attendance rates in immigrant versus non-immigrant women in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme 

      Bhargava, Sameer; Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Moen, Kåre; Bukholm, Ida; Hofvind, Solveig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objective The Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme invites women aged 50-69 to biennial mammographic screening. Although 84% of invited women have attended at least once, attendance rates vary across the country. ...

    • Radiological review of prior screening mammograms of screen-detected breast cancer 

      Hovda, Tone; Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Hoff, Solveig Roth; Sahlberg, Kristine Kleivi; Hofvind, Solveig (European Radiology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-01)
      Objective: To perform a radiological review of mammograms from prior screening and diagnosis of screen-detected breast cancer in BreastScreen Norway, a population-based screening program. Methods: We performed a ...

    • Screening at stationary versus mobile units in BreastScreen Norway 

      Holen, Åsne Sørlien; Sebuødegård, Sofie; Wåde, Gunvor Gipling; Aase, Hildegunn Siv; Hopland, Nina; Pedersen, Kristin; Larsen, Marthe; Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Hofvind, Solveig (Journal of Medical Screening;Vol 27, Issue 1, 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-20)
      Objective To compare breast characteristics, compression parameters, and early performance measures (rates of recall, screen-detected and interval breast cancer, and histopathologic tumour characteristics) for mammographic ...

    • Survival among women diagnosed with screen-detected or interval breast cancer classified as true, minimal signs, or missed through an informed radiological review 

      Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Hovda, Tone; Bhargava, Sameer; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Hofvind, Solveig (European Radiology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-12)
      Objectives: “True” breast cancers, defined as not being visible on prior screening mammograms, are expected to be more aggressive than “missed” cancers, which are visible in retrospect. However, the evidence to support ...

    • Terminal digit preference: a source of measurement error in breast cancer diameter reporting 

      Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Hofvind, Solveig; Akslen, Lars A.; Hoff, Solveig Roth; Veierød, Marit Bragelien (Acta Oncologica;Published online 30 Sep 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-14)
      Objectives: Women diagnosed with breast cancer are offered treatment and therapy based on tumor characteristics, including tumor diameter. There is scarce knowledge whether tumor diameter is accurately reported, or whether ...

    • Women’s conceptual knowledge about breast cancer screening and overdiagnosis in Norway: a cross-sectional study 

      Tsuruda, Kaitlyn; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Houssami, Nehmat; Wåde, Gunvor Gipling; Mangerud, Gunhild; Hofvind, Solveig (BMJ Open;Volume 11, Issue 12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-14)
      Objective: To investigate conceptual knowledge about mammographic screening among Norwegian women. Design: We administered a cross-sectional, web-based survey. We used multiple-choice questions and a grading rubric ...